AIBU that this is a bit too much homework for the Christmas holidays

[someonehelpmewrap]

DC1 ( year 6 ) finished school at 12.30 today and has been giving homework for the Christmas holidays

daily reading entries
daily log on to the maths app game thing

then 29 pages of work sheets from comprehension to different maths sheets for example one alone has 60 odd questions.

to be completely and handed in on return to school completed in lunch breaks.

AIBU to think this is a bit much ?

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Amazingly, some of us do.

Had op expressed she wants her DC to go to Oxford?

Y6 teacher here.

I told my lovely class that they have worked incredibly hard this term and would be working hard next term so the holidays are for resting and recharging. And that's why I haven't set any homework. Totally pointless.

The ones who really could do with extra work won't do it and the ones who don't need to would do every bit.

If they read something over the holidays, that would be lovely. If they stuff their faces, play games and do little else, fine. That's what a break is for...

In order to be happy and successful in life people need to also have a work life balance. As important as education is at 10 that balance should very much be in favour of life!

that i understand, but with some helicopter parents, some tiger mums etc then family pressures to do well and get to Oxbridge etc for some thats why eg previous poster on here said some parents do want the extra homework

Allow him to do what you believe reasonable and then write a note explaining that you were so busy at Christmas that he didn’t have time to complete it.
At least he’s done some then.

I’d do one reading comment and then sign ahead the reading diary for the week, and that would be all. My daughter was an avid reader until year 6 when she and the class were forced to silently read a book chosen by the teacher everyday for 20 minutes in class, and then in year 7 every piece of English homework she had was having to come up with a creative story! It killed her love for reading sadly.

I really wouldn’t worry too much about it. Do some of it that DD is happy doing and don’t stress about the rest. I think you’ll find most other kids won’t complete it either. We certainly never would have.

Yeah that's ridiculous. Even my year 9 DD doesn't have that much to do!

Also year 6 and not been given a single piece of homework. Unless DS is hiding it, I haven't looked in his bag yet!

I wouldn’t enforce that. My dd is at secondary school and they have a policy of no homework at all during the holidays. I’d be inclined to send a note back in with the incomplete worksheets pointing out that kids need holidays too.

DDs secondary school set No compulsory homework ever, they have knowledge organisers for each subject per term and suggested activities but there is no penalty if they don't do it and she's still predicted all 9s.

She would have quite liked worksheets at Primary if they were fun ones and would have been quite happy to do some of them. The reading we would do on and off over the holidays and I would fudge the reading record and fill it out as if we'd done it everyday. But I can assure you that no teacher is marking 30 x 30 pieces of homework on their return.

It reminds me of after COVID when I was presented with students carefully completed workpacks, the work was for their benefit and no way could we mark them and prep for the current lessons + prepare resources to be available online too for those isolating.

That must be a mistake or they're offering it as optional/ideas for anyone who would like their kids to do a little bit over holidays...

We would get precisely none of it done (and we do always complete any halfterm-holiday assignments).

Daily logging on I think is the worst bit. Children should be able to have time without technology.

Love this way of putting it.

I have a firm no homework during holidays rule. I make it very clear that the dc get no say in the matter. It’s family time.

Only in the UK do parents complain about schools trying to support THEIR children! I just love all the ‘and they wouldn’t be kept into do it at lunch time either’ comments. Talk to school, actually ask them why it’s been set and what the expectations are.
Of course if you really object to school trying to teach YOUR children or supporting YOUR children, do the school a favour and home school, you can let them game all day then!

Hi to answer a few questions the whole class got the same amount so nothing to do with DC. Yes you have to do it all, there was a letter to the parents explaining that 2 weeks is a long time to have off school and about lunch time detentions.

Way too much! Daily reading, yes. The Maths app, yes. All those worksheets? Ridiculous!

Ridiculous! Your poor DC. Everyone know. Christmas is a time to down tools and spend time with your nearest and dearest.

I’d say that was ridiculous.

My Y6 child goes to a fairly academic school, she gets 7-9 pieces of homework a week. They’ve been set nothing for the holidays, they need time to relax.

My child would not be doing it and I would write into the school to say they are not to do the detentions. That’s ridiculous. Reading is fine and maybe the odd log on to the maths app if they’re happy to. But it’s Christmas and kids need a break after such a long term.

Ex teacher here. I taught year 6 many times. I don't think I ever gave compulsory homework. Now I have grandchildren I help them with their homework, but if they don't do it, it's not the end of the world. It does help them consolidate what they have learned, but no school can dictate what a child does during the holidays.

Agree that it's likely SATs prep.

Do the school generally push kids academically or did they do poorly in recent results, perhaps?

My year 6 got a ‘homework’ list that said things like ‘drink hot chocolate’ and ‘watch a Christmas film with your family’. That’s it!

and we wonder why YA mental health is going down the tubes